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The Trump administration is removing restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons, greenhouse gasses widely regarded as "super pollutants." 190 countries have banned or restricted hydrofluorocarbons.

The Trump administration has waived 29 environmental and conservation laws to build roads and barriers across protected habitats in Texas: — Administrative Procedure Act — Antiquities Act — Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act — Archaeological Resources Protection Act — Clean Air Act — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act — Eagle Protection Act — Energy Independence and Security Act — Endangered Species Act — Farmland Protection Policy Act — Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act — Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act — Federal Cave Resources Protection Act — Federal Land Policy and Management Act — Migratory Bird Conservation Act — Migratory Bird Treaty Act — National Environmental Policy Act — National Fish and Wildlife Act — National Historic Preservation Act — National Park Service General Authorities Act — National Park Service Organic Act — National Trails System Act — Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act — Noise Control Act — Paleontological Resources Protection Act — Safe Drinking Water Act — Solid Waste Disposal Act — Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — Wild Horse and Burro Act

The Trump administration is repealing a rule that prevents power plants from releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of toxic mercury and arsenic into drinking water.

The Trump administration has scrapped all protections for a critically endangered whale species known as the Rice's whale, allowing oil and gas drilling in their natural habitat. The regulatory meeting dooming the 50 remaining Rice's whales lasted just 15 minutes.

The Trump administration plans to remove regulations on ethylene oxide, allowing 8 tons of carcinogenic gas to be released in low-income neighborhoods.